Janny Wurts
Janny Wurts is an American fantasy novelist and illustrator who has written several series, including The Wars of Light and Shadow, The Cycle of Fire trilogy, several stand-alone novels, a short story collection and the internationally best selling Empire trilogy that she co-authored with Raymond E. Feist. Her most recent title in the Wars of Light and Shadow series, Traitor's Knot, culminates more than twenty years of carefully evolved ideas. The cover images on the books, both in the US and abroad, are her own paintings and depict her vision of characters and setting.
Biography
Wurts has written numerous fantasy novels (14 as of 2005), and is also an award-winning illustrator/painter.
Beyond writing, Janny's award winning paintings have been showcased in exhibitions of imaginative artwork, among them a commemorative exhibition for NASA's 25th Anniversary; the Art of the Cosmos at Hayden Planetarium in New York; and two exhibits of fantasy art, at both the Delaware Art Museum, and Canton Art Museum.
Wurts resides in Florida with her husband, artist Don Maitz.
Series
Arc I
- Curse of the Mistwraith (1993)
Arc II
- Ships of Merior (1994)
- Warhost of Vastmark (1995)
Arc III Alliance of Light
- Fugitive Prince (1997)
- Grand Conspiracy (1999)
- Peril's Gate (2001)
- Traitor's Knot (2004)
- Stormed Fortress (forthcoming November 2007)
Arc IV
- TBC
Arc V
- TBC
The Cycle of Fire Trilogy
- Stormwarden (1984)
- Keeper of the Keys (1988)
- Shadowfane (1988)
Standalone Novels
- Sorcerer's Legacy (1989)
- The Master of Whitestorm (1992)
- To Ride Hell's Chasm (2002)
Short Stories
- Reins of Destiny (2007) Will appear in The Solaris Book of New Fantasy
- Finder's Keeper (2006) Appeared in Fantasy Gone Wrong
- Moebius Trip (2006) Appeared in
- Sundering Star (2006) Appeared in Under Cover of Darkness
- Last of Her Kind (2005) Appeared in Fantastic Companions
- Child of Prophecy (2004) Appeared in Masters of Fantasy
- Blood, Oak, Iron (2004) Appeared in
Collections
- That Way Lies Camelot (1994)
Collaborations
Empire Trilogy - with Raymond E. Feist
- Daughter of the Empire (1987)
- Servant of the Empire (1989)
- Mistress of the Empire (1989)
Short Story
- Watchfire with Raymond E. Feist (2004) Appeared in
Illustration work
- Cover art and map art for The Company War, a 1983 board game from Mayfair Games based on the novel Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh
Janny Wurts also painted the cover art for her US and international books. Her paintings have been showcased in numerous exhibitions and has won several Chesley awards[1].
Interviews with Janny Wurts
Streaming MP3
Webpages
- Interview at SFFWorld.com
Websites
References
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